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Career Center

Career Center 101 - Learn more about our Center and what we can do for UNCP Students and Alumni.

Major Decision - Still need to declare a major? This workshop will help you to narrow down your career interests and personal values.

Keys to a Successful Job Search - Not sure where to start in your job search? This workshop will help you to create a career action plan for yourself and will expose you to important job search tools and trends.

Resumes That Get You the Interview - Learn how to start a resume from scratch! This step-by-step tutorial will help you to create a resume that stands out from the rest!

Interviews That Get You the Job - Tackle commonly asked interview questions with responses that will "wow" employers. This interactive workshop will help you "keep your cool" during an interview situation. [Also consider scheduling a Mock Interview.]

How to Work a Career Fair - Find out how to impress a recruiter in less than 30 seconds. Learn the "lay of the land" and how to navigate through the "intimidating career fair."

Careers in.... Series - Learn more about specific majors and career fields. Topics vary.

Getting Into Grad School - When should you start? What programs are out there? Find out what it takes to get into a graduate school that will help you to achieve your professional goals.

Smooth Move: Transition from College to Work - So you've graduated. What's next? Learn more about the differences between the academic setting and the world of work and ways to make a good first impression as a new professional.

Other career-related topics can be prepared with at least one month advance notice

Parents Weekend dates will be October 10-12, 2014!

Parents Weekend is a great way for you to continue supporting your student(s) by directly engaging the activities your students have been participating in as well as with the friends they have made since their arrival on campus. Additionally, this is a weekend for you to be recognized for your contributions to the academic success of your son or daughter.

Parents Weekend dates will be October 10-12, 2014!

Parents Weekend is a great way for you to continue supporting your student(s) by directly engaging the activities your students have been participating in as well as with the friends they have made since their arrival on campus. Additionally, this is a weekend for you to be recognized for your contributions to the academic success of your son or daughter.

Parents Weekend dates will be October 10-12, 2014!

Parents Weekend is a great way for you to continue supporting your student(s) by directly engaging the activities your students have been participating in as well as with the friends they have made since their arrival on campus. Additionally, this is a weekend for you to be recognized for your contributions to the academic success of your son or daughter.

The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) is returning to UNCP this fall. WRP connects college students and recent graduates with disabilities to employers across the nation for summer internships and full-time jobs.

To qualify, an eligible candidate:

Must have an intellectual disability, severe physical disability, or psychiatric disability which makes the candidate eligible to use the Schedule A hiring authority (see explanation in the Schedule A Checklist for Candidates)

Must be a US citizen

Must be a current, full-time, degree-seeking, post-secondary student, unless they are taking a reduced course load due to a disability OR are in their final semester OR graduated after October, 2013

Students who meet all three criteria are invited to an information session on Monday, September 22, 2014, at 3:30pm in the Career Center, Chavis University Center, Suite 210.

If you eligible but unable to attend the information session, please contact karen.pruett@uncp.edu for more information. Registration for the program must be completed by October 6th to qualify for interviews.

The staff members of the Career Center are committed to the promotion and affirmation of diversity in its broadest sense. Prejudice and discrimination on the basis of gender, ethnicity, race, age, physical and mental abilities, sexual/affectional orientation, religious beliefs, and socioeconomic class are counterproductive to the professional ethics to which we adhere. The staff members are challenged to reach out to traditionally under-served populations and become more thoroughly educated as well as to educate others about the career development issues of a pluralistic society.

The UNCP Career Center is a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the professional association for college recruiters and career services professionals. As members, we abide by the NACE Principles for Professional Practice, a document that serves as the ethical framework and foundation for practices within the career services and recruiting fields.